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E. 0. THOMPSON & P. D. KRAMER.

EXHIBITOR.

' Patented May 3, 1887.

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ETHAN O. THOMPSON AND FRANCIS D. KRAMER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.

EXHIBITOR.

srncrmcarron forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,124, dated May 3, 1887.

Application filed December 4. 1886. Serial No. 220,637. (No model.)

To all whom, it 11mg concern.-

Be it known that we, ETHAN O. THOMPSON and FRANCIS D. KRAMER, citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Exhibitor, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to racks provided with horizontal bars and hooks for supporting clothes and other articles; and it consists in the construction and-combination hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed.

Figure 1 is a side View of our apparatus as applied to an exhibitor. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same with the bar in section. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are details of the bar, band, and hooks, with modifications in form.

The bar B is generally of wood and solid, having upon it a spline, as shown in Fig. 3, a recess, as in Fig. 5, or being of any other form, as in Fig. 4, and the hooks A are attached to bands of a form corresponding to that of the bar, embracing and partly or entirely surrounding it, so that they can freely move longitudinally upon the bar, but cannot turn upon it, if it be so desired.

WVe are aware that it is not broadly new to combine with a horizontal bar a supportinghook which is free to move along said bar but not to turn thereon. such hooks have been made to clasp or partly clasp such bars. We are also aware that slotted horizontal bars have been used with hooks, which have projections entering said slots and with supporting posts or standards. We do not claim the above constructions, nor any of them.

We claim as our invention In combination with supports and a horizontal bar attached thereto, a series of bands formed with hooks and entirely encircling the said bar, each band being prevented from turn ing by the prismatic shape of said bar and said band, substantially as set forth.

ETHAN O. THOMPSON. FRANCIS D. KRAMER.

Witnesses:

TnEo. H. llICCALLA, THEO. H. 'MoGALLA, Jr.

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